I used to have a bit of a crush on Jodie Foster circa Silence of the Lambs, and I watched the Brave One the other night on TV which was the first film of hers i'd seen in about ten years, and damn I thought she was a bit of alright again.

Clare Balding. I think she's lovely. Oh, and Alex Kingston. Which in Doctor Who fan circles makes me something of a heretic. I do not for the life of me understand the fanboy hostility directed towards this... goddess who one smouldering look tells me there's a woman who could teach the average spotty wee virgin a thing or two - it's a long time since I was spotty or a virgin and she could teach me anything she likes.

(Mature, powerful, assertive, unconventionally attractive and not blonde/Billie Piper - actually, I understand fanboy hostility towards the Amazonian River Song - the badass with the great ass - perfectly.)

I used to have a bit of a crush on Jodie Foster circa Silence of the Lambs, and I watched Taxi Driver the other night on TV which was the first film of hers, and damn I thought she was a bit of alright again.

Such a Savile.

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